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by wu-ikkyu
3044 days ago
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"I am convinced that if we are to get on to the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin [applause], we must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society to a person-oriented society. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are considered more important than people, the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are incapable of being conquered." -Beyond Vietnam (1967), Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkatimetobreaksile... It seems futile to silo this as a problem of "tech", when really it's a problem of society at large: that profit motives are largely considered more important than people. |
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Of course, but while it is broadly socially acceptable to criticize a particular industry or technology, criticizing capitalism is less acceptable; indeed, redirecting frustration at particular (and changing periodically) industries and away from the system itself is a key defense mechanism.